Corridor • Acorridorcomprisingofrail,powerline, servicetrackandwaterpipelineisproposed.

• Potentialborefieldidentifiedtosupply minesitewater

• Powerlinetositewillassistinthe reinforcementofEyrePeninsula transmissionnetwork

• Infrastructurecorridordesignedin consultationwithlandholdersto minimiseimpactandmaximisebenefits –e.g.railservicetrackdesignedtoenable usebylandholders

• Infrastructurecorridordesigntoinclude lessonslearntbylandholderstominimise riskofsanddrift

Rail• Standardgauge,heavyhaulrail

• Orecarswillbecoveredandcompriseofa securebottomchuteforunloading

• Sixreturntraintripsperday,24 houroperation

• Eachtrainwilltransportalmost10,000 tonnesofironconcentratefrom minetoport

• Railalignmentoptimisedinconsultation withlandholderstominimiseimpactonfarm

operationsincludingprovisionofcrossing pointsforstock,machineryandgraintrucks

• Alignmentadjustedtoreducethenumberof timesschoolbusescrosstherailline

• RailcrossingdesignbasedonAustralian LevelCrossingAssessmentModel(ALCAM) inconsultationwithlocalcouncilsandthe railsafetyregulator

• Railcrossingdesignincludesprovisionfor livestocktocrosstheraillineseparateto motorvehicles

• Continuousraildesignsignificantlyreduces noisesource;noclickety-clack

• PotentialtolinkintotheTrans-Australian railnetwork

KeyOpportunities

• Railcanbesharedwithothers

• Continuousweldingofthetrackwhich removestypicalclickety-clacktrainnoise

• PotentialtofeedintoTrans-Australian network

• Supportsimprovementofregional powerupgrade

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Whatfacilitieswillbelocatedwithintheinfrastructurecorridor?A standard gauge railway will be located within the entire length of the infrastructure corridor from the proposed mine at Warramboo to the proposed port at Cape Hardy, together with a maintenance track.

A power transmission line will be included for approximately half of the length and will feed into the corridor from Yadnarie to the east.

Water supply for the proposed mine will come from a borefield to be located approximately 60km south of the mine or from a sea water pipeline coming from Cape Hardy. The borefield is likely to be the most optimal solution.

Whatistheproposedborefieldandhowwillyouensurethatitdoesnotimpactonourexistingwatersupply?A brackish water supply has been located approximately 60 km south of the proposed mine and has been subject to drilling and pumping tests to determine the viability of utilising that water as the primary supply for the processing plant at the mine site.

If the test results show that the supply is viable for our purposes, then we will no longer need to use seawater at the mine site. The water has no connection to currently used resources and the total expected life of mine use would be less than 1% of the total available unused resource.

Note that the water supply is saline and not suitable for human consumption or for stock use.

Howwillnoiseanddustrelatingtothetrainsbemonitored?There will be no dust generated by the trains as each wagon will be covered.

We will propose an appropriate monitoring system for noise in our approval documents. This monitoring system will be based on expert consultant advice and the experience of the many ore railways around Australia. Typically, a noise program would involve monitoring for a reasonable period of

time to confirm that the noise modelling predictions meet legislative limits. This monitoring program will need to be approved by the State Government before the construction of the railway can commence.

Howmanyrailcrossingswillberequiredandhowwillsafetymattersbeaddressed?At this stage of the preliminary rail design there are 17 public road crossings proposed, one of which will be ‘active’ with flashing lights and boom gates. The final configuration of public road crossings and signaling standards is subject to the National Rail Authority review and safety audit process that will occur during detail design in the next phase of the project.

In addition, there are approximately 50 private landowner accesses that have been allowed for, all of which will be reviewed as an outcome of the project wide traffic management and safety review. In many instances, the permanent installation of the Rail Maintenance Track (RMT) that parallels the railway for the entire length will improve a landowner’s access to nearby leaseholds as the combination of the RMT and private rail crossings will improve and shorten the distances travelled between these properties as the landowner will no longer have to go via existing public roads.

DoesIronRoadhavecompulsoryacquisitionrightstothelandneededforthecorridor?We do not have compulsory acquisition rights. Discussions and negotiations have commenced with landowners along the proposed corridor route and will continue throughout the year.

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